The Big Picture: Dr. Puja Uppal, Family Medicine, “The order in which you exercise generally doesn’t matter. Just do it!”
Doctor’s Expert Insights about Cardio or Weights First as an Exercise Choice in Georgia
Know this: “Many people blend cardio and weights in one session. This approach is good for your overall health because it helps in lowering cardiovascular and metabolic risks. Research shows that the order of aerobic and resistance exercises doesn’t significantly impact overall fitness improvements. However keep in mind, that performing resistance exercises before aerobic ones might give a slight boost to lower-body muscular strength. For general health, mix resistance and aerobic training–it’s less about order, and more about consistency. For most people, choosing the order of exercises should be based on personal preferences. Just keep in mind, weights or cardio, starting somewhere is better than not starting at all!” Dr. Adriana Davis, Family Medicine.
Beyond the news: Blending cardio and resistance training can lead to sustained health benefits and lowered chronic disease risks.
Key Findings:
“In fact, doing both forms of exercise together is better, especially for people with chronic disease risk factors, than exercising for the same amount of time but sticking with just aerobic or resistance exercise.
Studies of concurrent training suggest a generalized training effect–similar improvements in aerobic capacity and muscular strength, regardless of the order of aerobic and resistance exercises in a session. These benefits hold for a wide variety of people, including those who are initially inactive, recreationally active, young people and older women and men.” (Research Editorial)
Data Show:
- 38.4 Million Americans have diabetes.
- Almost 70% of all Americans are either overweight or obese. (NIH)
Health Alert for Macon
Key Drivers…
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